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falling off a truck

falling off a truck is the present participle and gerund of fall off a truck.

Meaning of fall off a truck

Verb

fall off a truck (third-person singular simple present falls off a truck, present participle falling off a truck, simple past fell off a truck, past participle fallen off a truck)

  1. (US, euphemistic, idiomatic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally; to have been stolen.
    • He said he bought it at the markets but I think it fell off a truck.
    Synonyms:
    FOT

Questions about falling off a truck

What is falling off a truck the present participle and gerund of?
Falling off a truck is the present participle and gerund of fall off a truck.

Words near falling off a truck in the dictionary

  1. falling leaf
  2. falling leaves
  3. falling number
  4. falling off
  5. falling off a cliff
  6. falling off a truck
  7. falling off the back of a lorry
  8. falling off the back of a truck
  9. falling off the bone
  10. falling off the radar
  11. falling off the turnip truck

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